Tokyo, Japan, February 1, 2021: With six months to go to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, athletes are back on stage.

Over the last few weeks, international events have been organised in 25 Olympic sports, while 10 International Federations have restarted Olympic qualification.

As a result:

*61 per cent of the athlete quota places have already been allocated;

*25 per cent will be assigned during the remaining qualification period, which will run until June 29;

*the final 14 per cent of athletes will be selected through rankings as per the respective qualification system for each sport.

Five sports and disciplines have already completed their qualification process: Cycling Road, Cycling Track, equestrian, hockey and volleyball.

Judo in Doha and water polo in Italy followed the example of many other sports, including tennis and golf, which are also among the 10 sports/disciplines for which Olympic qualification has restarted.

In addition to Tokyo 2020 qualification events, international events in 25 Olympic sports are currently under way or scheduled in the coming weeks.

After the men’s handball world championship in Cairo finished on January 31, more world championships are scheduled from February to July 2021, including for track cycling, baseball, sailing, triathlon, fencing, sailing, gymnastics, surfing, shooting, modern pentathlon, table tennis and canoe.

With One Year to Go to Beijing 2022 on February 4, winter sports events have also resumed. Qualification events in 11 out of 15 Olympic disciplines have restarted, with 17 per cent of athlete quota places allocated to date, while international events in 13 out of 15 winter sports disciplines on the Beijing 2022 programme have also resumed